Our partner charity: The Kindness Institute
In 2016 Kristina Cavit founded The Kindness Institute Charitable Trust to empower marginalised rangatahi (youth) in Aotearoa to transform their mental health and wellbeing.
The Kindness Institute works to improve mental health among rangatahi, and those closest to them, through Mindfulness, meditation and yoga. Designed to encourage self-care, build resilience and leadership skills, the institute’s kaupapa Māori programmes are guided by Te Whare Tapa Whā.
100% of rangatahi in the ATAWHAI programme report a reduction in stress. Rangatahi also report decreased anxiety, depression and self-harm.
Through our “buy one, give one” model, every time someone pays to do our Introduction to Mindfulness online course we donate the course to a young person involved in The Kindness Institute community.
At ATAWHAI, rangatahi build positive mental health by learning meditation, yoga and life skills with a group of artists, youth workers and Mindfulness practitioners. Video credit: Luke McPake.